Anja Achtziger
Biographic Data
| ID | 4268059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anja Achtziger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anja |
| FAMILY NAME | Achtziger |
| SIGNATURE | ACHTZIGER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zeppelin Universität gemeinnützige GmbH |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7207-9342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
An inexpensive method to measure latent toxoplasmosis and its behavioral consequences
The importance of effectiveness versus transparency and stakeholder involvement in citizens’ perception of public sector algorithms
This paper sheds light on how much citizens value different features of public sector algorithms, specifically whether they prioritize effectiveness over transparency and stakeholder involvement in algorithm design or instead see effectiveness as less important. It does so with choice-based conjoint designs that present variants of algorithms used in policing and health care to respondents from representative German samples. Two studies with over…
The Zero Effect
Decision makers often prefer safe wins over risky gambles, even if the latter promise higher payoffs than the former. One mechanism that explains this choice pattern is the certainty effect, whereby probabilities of 0 and 1 are interpreted accurately but intermediate probabilities are distorted by diminishing sensitivity. We tested an alternative explanation that was recently proposed, the idea that people would be motivated by avoiding zero outc…
Algorithms in the public sector. Why context matters
Algorithms increasingly govern people's lives, including through rapidly spreading applications in the public sector. This paper sheds light on acceptance of algorithms used by the public sector emphasizing that algorithms, as parts of socio‐technical systems, are always embedded in a specific social context. We show that citizens' acceptance of an algorithm is strongly shaped by how they evaluate aspects of this context, namely the personal impo…
Errors, fast and slow
Based on the Dual-Process Diffusion Model, we tested three hypotheses about response times of errors and correct responses in probability judgments. We predicted that correct responses were (1) slower than errors in the case of conflicting decision processes but (2) faster than errors in the case of alignment; and that they were (3) slower in the case of conflict than in the case of alignment. A binary-choice experiment was conducted in which thr…
A self-regulatory approach to rational decisions
We examined the effects of the deliberative and implemental mindset on decision behavior when decisions require Bayesian updating of beliefs. In the decision task, in some situations Bayes' rule conflicts with a simple reinforcement-based heuristic. Previous research showed that in these situations individuals rely on the faulty heuristic, hence committing many decision errors. We investigated deliberative and implemental mindset effects on the r…
The role of motivation and volition in economic decisions
Economic decisions usually involve high stakes, real consequences, and some degree of personal risk. This article explores the impact of motivational and volitional states on economic decision processes in an incentivized lottery choice task. We investigated the patterns of decision time, choice, information search, and pupil dilation dependent on an experimental manipulation of motivation and volition, that is, the deliberative and the implement…
Habituation does not rescue depletion
Reinforcement, Rationality, and Intentions
Reinforcement learning is often observed in economic decision making and may lead to detrimental decisions. Because of its automaticity, it is difficult to avoid. In three experimental studies, we investigated whether this process could be controlled by goal intentions and implementation intentions. Participants' decisions were investigated in a probability‐updating task in which the normative rule to maximize expected payoff (Bayes' rule) confli…
The impact of self-control depletion on social preferences in the ultimatum game
Debt out of control
Behavioral Equity
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
On confident men and rational women
Intentions and Their Limits
This paper discusses psychological approaches to intentions and to the limits of intentions and the biological foundations of intentions. Following a minimum common argument about what intentions are, psychological aspects of intentions are reviewed. We begin with a discussion of the developmental perspective on intentions. Then, the focus turns to the discussion of the limits of intentions, followed by the presentation of strategies that can hel…
Staying on track
Algorithms in the public sector. Why context matters
Algorithms increasingly govern people's lives, including through rapidly spreading applications in the public sector. This paper sheds light on acceptance of algorithms used by the public sector emphasizing that algorithms, as parts of socio‐technical systems, are always embedded in a specific social context. We show that citizens' acceptance of an algorithm is strongly shaped by how they evaluate aspects of this context, namely the personal impo…
Debt out of control
Staying on track
On confident men and rational women
The impact of self-control depletion on social preferences in the ultimatum game
Habituation does not rescue depletion
Reinforcement, Rationality, and Intentions
Reinforcement learning is often observed in economic decision making and may lead to detrimental decisions. Because of its automaticity, it is difficult to avoid. In three experimental studies, we investigated whether this process could be controlled by goal intentions and implementation intentions. Participants' decisions were investigated in a probability‐updating task in which the normative rule to maximize expected payoff (Bayes' rule) confli…
Intentions and Their Limits
This paper discusses psychological approaches to intentions and to the limits of intentions and the biological foundations of intentions. Following a minimum common argument about what intentions are, psychological aspects of intentions are reviewed. We begin with a discussion of the developmental perspective on intentions. Then, the focus turns to the discussion of the limits of intentions, followed by the presentation of strategies that can hel…
The role of motivation and volition in economic decisions
Economic decisions usually involve high stakes, real consequences, and some degree of personal risk. This article explores the impact of motivational and volitional states on economic decision processes in an incentivized lottery choice task. We investigated the patterns of decision time, choice, information search, and pupil dilation dependent on an experimental manipulation of motivation and volition, that is, the deliberative and the implement…
Staying on track
Intentions and Their Limits
This paper discusses psychological approaches to intentions and to the limits of intentions and the biological foundations of intentions. Following a minimum common argument about what intentions are, psychological aspects of intentions are reviewed. We begin with a discussion of the developmental perspective on intentions. Then, the focus turns to the discussion of the limits of intentions, followed by the presentation of strategies that can hel…
Behavioral Equity
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
On confident men and rational women
Debt out of control
The impact of self-control depletion on social preferences in the ultimatum game
Reinforcement, Rationality, and Intentions
Reinforcement learning is often observed in economic decision making and may lead to detrimental decisions. Because of its automaticity, it is difficult to avoid. In three experimental studies, we investigated whether this process could be controlled by goal intentions and implementation intentions. Participants' decisions were investigated in a probability‐updating task in which the normative rule to maximize expected payoff (Bayes' rule) confli…
A self-regulatory approach to rational decisions
We examined the effects of the deliberative and implemental mindset on decision behavior when decisions require Bayesian updating of beliefs. In the decision task, in some situations Bayes' rule conflicts with a simple reinforcement-based heuristic. Previous research showed that in these situations individuals rely on the faulty heuristic, hence committing many decision errors. We investigated deliberative and implemental mindset effects on the r…
The role of motivation and volition in economic decisions
Economic decisions usually involve high stakes, real consequences, and some degree of personal risk. This article explores the impact of motivational and volitional states on economic decision processes in an incentivized lottery choice task. We investigated the patterns of decision time, choice, information search, and pupil dilation dependent on an experimental manipulation of motivation and volition, that is, the deliberative and the implement…
Habituation does not rescue depletion
Errors, fast and slow
Based on the Dual-Process Diffusion Model, we tested three hypotheses about response times of errors and correct responses in probability judgments. We predicted that correct responses were (1) slower than errors in the case of conflicting decision processes but (2) faster than errors in the case of alignment; and that they were (3) slower in the case of conflict than in the case of alignment. A binary-choice experiment was conducted in which thr…
Algorithms in the public sector. Why context matters
Algorithms increasingly govern people's lives, including through rapidly spreading applications in the public sector. This paper sheds light on acceptance of algorithms used by the public sector emphasizing that algorithms, as parts of socio‐technical systems, are always embedded in a specific social context. We show that citizens' acceptance of an algorithm is strongly shaped by how they evaluate aspects of this context, namely the personal impo…
The importance of effectiveness versus transparency and stakeholder involvement in citizens’ perception of public sector algorithms
This paper sheds light on how much citizens value different features of public sector algorithms, specifically whether they prioritize effectiveness over transparency and stakeholder involvement in algorithm design or instead see effectiveness as less important. It does so with choice-based conjoint designs that present variants of algorithms used in policing and health care to respondents from representative German samples. Two studies with over…
The Zero Effect
Decision makers often prefer safe wins over risky gambles, even if the latter promise higher payoffs than the former. One mechanism that explains this choice pattern is the certainty effect, whereby probabilities of 0 and 1 are interpreted accurately but intermediate probabilities are distorted by diminishing sensitivity. We tested an alternative explanation that was recently proposed, the idea that people would be motivated by avoiding zero outc…
An inexpensive method to measure latent toxoplasmosis and its behavioral consequences
Psychology (14 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Computer Science (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 works) · Artificial Intelligence (4 works)